set down
1. put down in writing;
of texts, musical compositions, etc. (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
write down, get down, put down
• Hypernyms:
write
• Hyponyms:
transcribe, notate, dash down, dash off, note, take down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
2. reach or come to rest (Freq. 1)
- The bird landed on the highest branch
- The plane landed in Istanbul
• Syn:
land
• Derivationally related forms:
lander (for: land), land (for: land), landing (for: land)
• Hypernyms:
arrive, get, come
• Hyponyms:
alight, light, perch, force-land, beach,
beach, disembark, debark, touch down, undershoot,
belly-land, crash land
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- The airplane is sure to set down
3. put or settle into a position (Freq. 1)
- The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley
• Hypernyms:
put, set, place, pose, position, lay
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
4. cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place (Freq. 1)
- set down your bags here
• Syn:
put down, place down
• Hypernyms:
put, set, place, pose, position, lay
• Hyponyms:
plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk,
plump down, plunk down, plump
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. leave or unload
- unload the cargo
- drop off the passengers at the hotel
• Syn:
drop, drop off, put down, unload, discharge
• Derivationally related forms:
drop (for: drop)
• Hypernyms:
deliver
• Hyponyms:
wharf, air-drop
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
6. go ashore
- The passengers disembarked at Southampton
• Syn:
disembark, debark
• Ant:
embark (for: disembark)
• Derivationally related forms:
debarkation (for: debark), disembarkment (for: disembark), disembarkation (for: disembark)
• Hypernyms:
land
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
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